William Witt | |
Office: | Member of the Iowa House of Representatives |
Term Start: | January 11, 1993 |
Term End: | January 12, 2003 |
Birth Date: | 2 February 1950 |
Birth Place: | Elkader, Iowa, United States |
Party: | Democratic |
Occupation: | photojournalist |
Spouse: | Karen J. Franczyk |
Alma Mater: | University of Northern Iowa |
William G. Witt (born February 2, 1950) is an American politician in the state of Iowa.
Witt was born in Elkader, Iowa and attended University of Northern Iowa. A Democrat, he served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1993 to 2003 (23rd district).[1] Witt specialized in the policy areas of long-term care of the elderly and persons with disabilities and natural resource conservation and environmental protection. He led an eight-year-long, ultimately successful, campaign to reform Iowa's Medicaid reimbursement system for long-term care facilities.
Writing and photographing under the byline "Bill Witt", he published numerous freelance magazine articles, as well as two books from the University of Iowa Press: Enchanted by Prairie (2009) and A Field Guide to Iowa's Native Orchids (2006). He won International Regional Magazine Awards (IRMA) for feature writing (1997) and photography (2000).